Cook County Opinion
-
Editorial: Guadalupe basilica would be a boon for the suburbsDec 16, 2014 4:01 am - Every year in December, a touching pilgrimage happens in the suburbs. Last week, 140,000 Catholics, mostly Mexican-Americans, came by car and by foot to the Our Lady of ...
-
Senators, lead out against carbon pollutionDec 16, 2014 4:01 am - Where are Sen. Dick Durbin and Sen. Mark Kirk on the climate issue? Apparently, they are voting for business as usual by their lack of visibility. When our own Congress ...
-
Enact mandatory sex ed at LarkinDec 16, 2014 12:01 am - A mandatory course on parenthood and safe sexual education needs to be implemented at Larkin High School in Elgin for the number of teenage pregnancies to drop. To begin...
-
ECC remembers Topinka fondlyDec 15, 2014 11:01 pm - ECC remembers Topinka fondly As praise and accolades continue to come in for Illinois Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka following her tragic death, Elgin Community Coll...
-
Remember what happened on 9/11Dec 15, 2014 4:01 am - I assume I am in the minority and have never been very politically correct. But I do remember Sept. 11, 2001. I remember the fear on the faces of many of the suburbanite...
-
Silence on Pearl Harbor was insult to veteransDec 15, 2014 4:01 am - I just finished perusing the Dec. 7 Herald, looking for coverage of Pearl Harbor, but to no avail. Apparently the Herald staff has chosen to do what President Franklin R...
-
Sign the bill letting instructors teachDec 15, 2014 4:01 am - Gov. Pat Quinn has recently granted 126 clemency petitions. He needs to sign SB 2887, recently passed by both Illinois houses and currently on his desk. SB 2887 will gra...
-
Leaders' politics betray us allDec 15, 2014 4:01 am - Sleep deprivation, simulated drowning, slapping, ice baths, waterboarding, diaper-wearing of terrorist murderers, humiliations. Now compare this with 2,995 horrific deat...
-
Nazi policy was anti-ChristianDec 15, 2014 4:01 am - I would like to correct two gross historical falsehoods in the letter by Mr. Lowry on Dec. 6 that stated the Nazis were complicit with Christian churches regarding atroc...
-
Address school funding, taxes togetherDec 14, 2014 4:01 am - When people speak, lawmakers listen. Last spring, a senator from downstate introduced a plan that would change how the state funds its schools, siphoning money away from...